FINANCIAL SERVICES

Life/Risk

ASIC has forced One Big Switch to review its legal compliance after the group operated without a licence....

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Financial planning

With the financial services sector undergoing an unprecedented amount of regulatory change a financial services executive and lawyer has launched a firm to give SMEs lega...

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Life/Risk

Office vacancy rates in Melbourne’s CBD are set to drop to eight per cent by 2018 on the back of a recovery in the financial services sector, research reveals....

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Financial planning

Australia’s labour market is transforming, with net hiring intentions remaining strong in financial services and insurance, counter balancing a dip in mining and resource...

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Policy & Regulation

Banks and financial institutions are facing scrutiny over its use of unfair contract terms and non-monetary default conditions to foreclose businesses....

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Financial planning

APRA chair claims public statements on corporate culture within financial services clash with the actual behaviour of staff. ...

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Financial planning

The creators of AdviserLogic software launched a cloud-based revenue management software specifically for Australia’s financial services licensees....

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Financial planning

ASIC and the Federal Treasury have been told to get real about the time needed to implement significant legislative and regulatory change in financial services....

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Financial planning

Tough job markets have resulted in 86 per cent of accounting and finance executives saying they felt their career prospects had become stagnant....

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Financial planning

Employment growth in the financial services sector is fuelling demand for office space along Australia’s eastern seaboard, research reveals....

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Financial planning

Nearly 20 industry bodies have met with the Assistant Treasurer and agreed on the need to improve adviser standards following the PJC model....

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Past events

Limited seats available! The highly controversial Trowbridge report is set to be discussed live with John Trowbridge and an expert panel on Tuesday 21 April at the MM Lea...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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